Christopher Howard's

Relocation / Retirement Tours

The most read authority and the #1 expert on retirement and relocation in Costa Rica

”The first logical choice before you make the move! More on-the-ground experience (tours led by a 34-year resident and citizen of Costa Rica), personal hands-on attention, unbiased insider information and connections in order to meet retirees, Boomers and future expats specific needs. Experience what it is really like to live and retire in Costa Rica on these informative and time-tested (17 years) retirement/relocation tours. All tours include a two-day seminar by the country’s most renowned experts in their respective fields. These are the only licensed retirement tours and organization approved by the Costa Rican government's Tourism Institute (ICT). Come test-drive Costa Rica on these award-winning tours to see if relocating here will work for you. Find out first-hand why Costa Rica has more residents from North America per capita than another country outside of the U.S. They can't be wrong!"

Our most popular tours

The most complete and popular Retirement Tour in Costa Rica. On this tour future retirees will see just what they need to be able to decide on which is the best lifestyle for them – the beach or Central Valley. The extra time on this tour provides a perfect mix of sightseeing, interesting activities,

Costa Rica’s #1 Retirement Tour and best choice for those who want to live in the Central Valley. This tour thoroughly educates future retirees and Boomers about all of San Jose’s suburbs such as Escazu, Cariari, Santa Ana, Alajuela and Heredia and the outlying areas that include Grecia, Atenas ...

South and Central Pacific Beach Retirement Tour. This Relocation/Retirement Lifestyle Tour will familiarize you with the Dominical, Uvita and Ojochal beach areas in the Southern Pacific to Jacó Beach in the Central Pacific. It is a must for potential retirees and others who want to live by the ocean ...

Additional Relocation / Retirement Tours

Consultation/Custom Tour

This time-tested private retirement/relocation tour is given by Christopher Howard, the country’s leading authority and author, and is designed for retirees, Boomers, individuals, couples or small groups who have special needs or who can’t take our fixed-date retirement tours. This custom retirement/relocation tour leaves NO stone unturned and is packed ...

Add on Tours

Central Valley, Central Pacific or Lake Arenal - These special retirement/relocation tours are lead by experienced professionals hand-picked by Christopher Howard. The tours are for Baby Boomer Retirees and others who have a serious interest in retirement, relocating or investing now. These intensive tours will save the time, trouble and money of having to come back...

Coffeee Town Tour

The western Central Valley, including Palmares and San Ramón, offers the expat or retiree an opportunity to live in the more “traditional Costa Rica” away from the larger urban areas of the Central Valley or the touristy beach towns. This special two-day tour will expose you to life in these quaint coffee towns. There will be a special emphasis on San Ramón...

Guanacaste Add on Tour

Add-on to the Central/Southern Pacific Beach Tour with our Central Valley Tour. On this add-on Relocation Retirement Tour future Baby Boomer retirees will see just what they need to determine the best lifestyle for their needs – the Guanacaste beaches or Gold Coast of Costa Rica. By the tour’s end potential retirees will definitely know if the Guanacaste area...

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Why is Costa Rica Essential?

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Reasons to live or retire in Costa Rica

Have you ever dreamed of the perfect place tolive or retire with a great lifestyle? You have found it and Christopher Howard will introduce you to it.

Costa Rica is a unique tropical retirement paradise which offers inexpensive living and retirement; affordable first-world medical care for retirees; the opportunity to start over; lots of great outdoor sports for retirees; every imaginable activity for Boomers, retirees and other expats to stay busy and happy; stunning scenery with sun-soaked, beautiful beaches and spectacular mountains.

Add to all this a peaceful nation with political stability and year round spring-like weather in the Central Valley, the friendly people who actually like Americans and it is easy to see why Costa Rica has become tops on the list of expatriate and Baby Boomer retirement havens. More Americans live and retire here per capita than any other country outside of the United States. They can’t be wrong!

What our clients say…

\"Thank you for being an excellent tour guide. We received tons of information on your informative tour and really enjoyed and valued the time we spent with you. Every single conversation we had with you was great – no matter what the topic. We are sure that you are Costa Rica\'s #1 source for people who want to get deepe...

It was extraordinary to me that you contacted me in person by phone before I left for San Jose to get a feeling for my objectives in coming to Costa Rica and taking your tour. I know that not everyone on your tours is interested in seeing real estate, but I did appreciate and found it helpful to see a sample of diffe...

In planning a possible move to Costa Rica as a retiree, I wanted to get the full picture and create a sequential checklist of what to do before making the big decision. The Christopher Howard Live in Costa Rica Combination Tour was definitely the best choice to help me, especially with the needed two-day seminar included. T...

Hello Chris, I just wanted to take the opportunity to thank you for the great tour you provided to all of us. I realize now that it would have taken me many months if not years to gain the perspective I now have on Costa Rica. Pura Vida!Jamiej_aouiti@hotmail.com...

My retirement plans include living in a Latin American country. Since Costa Rica is on my list, I took Christopher Howard’s Combination Tour in August 2014. The tour included a tour of the South Pacific beaches, Central Pacific beaches and Central Valley and a two day seminar presented by ARCR.The tour was very well...

There are many approaches to research, learning etc.However, I can highly recommend the best way to know you are making the right decision. That is to take the Christopher Howard Combination Life Style Tour . In eight days you will visit the southern beaches and the Central Valley, visit with people who live there and talk ...

Happy campers on my November 2014 Tour

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For tours participants!!!

Anyone who signs up for a tour receives a FREE E-BOOK copy of the 17th edition of the bestselling "New Golden Door to Retirement and Living in Costa Rica." At the conclusion of the tour they also receive FREE eBook copies of Christopher Howard’s other one-of-a-kind bestsellers: “Official Guide to Costa Rican Spanish,” “The Official Guide to Real Estate In Costa Rica” and “The Official Guide to Costa Rica’s Legal System for Tontos (dumbells).” Almost 2000 pages of INVALUABLE insider information for FREE and a $100 value

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Our familiarization tours have won hard-earned credentials that prove general excellence and the right focus. These are the only retirement tours that are:

* Licensed and approved by the Costa Rican government and Tourism Institute (ICT). * Featured on the NBC Today Show, CNBC World Business News and Fox News. * In 2010, we won the prestigious Latin America-Asia Travel Excellence Award for the Most Unique Tour in Latin America. * All tours are led personally by Christopher Howard, the author of 17 editions of the #1 perennial bestseller "New Golden Door to Retirement and Living in Costa Rica — the official guide to relocation." Christopher has lived in Costa Rica for34 years and is Costa Rican citizen. Absolutely nobody has his proven expertise, connections or time-tested credibility.